Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1501
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1502
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1503
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1504
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1505
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1506
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1507
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1508
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1509
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1510
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1511
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1512
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1513
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1514
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1515
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1516
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1517
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1518
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1519
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1520
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1521
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1522
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1523
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1524
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1525
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min